https://www.dropbox.com/s/92l9vxdpaes571k/p201415.pdf
We will have them on our own website as soon as possible!
Dungannon Swifts AGM will be held on Monday 2nd June 2014 at 7.30pm in the Gordon Lee Hospitality Suite.
New Signing Andrew Mitchell pictured with First Team Assistant Coach Terry McCrory.
We are pleased to announce the signing of former Northern Ireland Youth International striker, Andrew Mitchell on a one year deal. Mitchell, who comes from Warringstown, has previously been on the books of Glenavon and most recently Ards where he spent last season on loan from the Lurgan side.
At a lofty 6’2”, twenty year old Mitchell featured in over 30 games for Ards last season. He also took part in the prestigious Milk Cup tournament as an NI U19 Elite player last summer and scored a memorable goal v Denmark.
“I am delighted that Andrew opted to sign for us despite having other options to choose from in the Premier League. After viewing the facilities available at the Swifts and Dungannon United Youth, along with other aspects of ‘Swifts life’, Andrew felt that signing for us was the best option available for him and his football career. He has told me that he can’t wait to get started back for the new season; he is really looking forward to working with Rod and meeting up with his new team mates.
Andy wanted an opportunity to prove himself and I am delighted that I can give him this, I hope that he settles in well and hits the ground running as he is a great lad and has been a pleasure to deal with. Other lads like Darren Boyce, Gary Liggett, Timmy Adamson, Mark McAllister and so on have all done well at Dungannon Swifts in a strikers role and I believe Andrew will be as good as them if not better!” said a delighted Darren Murphy.
Welcome to Stangmore Park Andrew, we hope you have a successful and happy Swifts career.
In other transfer news midfielder Chris Lavery and denfender Andrew Burns have both signed a new one year deal.
Three former Swifts players have been called up for the Northern Ireland International tour of South America. Current NI International Niall McGinn keeps his place in the squad but two new faces join him on the senior panel. Eighteen year old Liam Donnelly (Fulham) and twenty year old Luke McCullough (Doncaster) have both been called up to the full International team for the first time in their careers.
This is a terrific achievement for all three boys but in particular Liam and Luke with it being their debut call up. The team will play against Chile and Uruguay and hopefully all three will get some valuable game time.
We would like to wish Niall, Liam and Luke a safe journey to America and we hope they have a wonderful experience.
Good luck boys!
As announced on Saturday we have a new Reserve Team manager in the form of Dixie Robinson and he has since expressed his delight to us in accepting the job.
“I am delighted to have been given the opportunity by Darren to manage the Swifts Reserves next season. After having a couple of years away from the management side of the game I feel that I have regained the hunger for wanting to get myself involved again. In times where finances are so important to any club we are resigned to the fact that we can’t really compete with 7 or 8 clubs in terms of wages so it is very important that we bring through our own young players. We have some very good young players at the minute but the step up to Irish league is a big one and I hope with my experience I will hopefully bring a few boys through to that level.”
All the best to you in your new role Dixie.